Packing under ply floor

[T6ChrisO]

Saves starting a new thread so...... Is there a floor packer/batten kit available? Saves me trying to order a large sheet and making it myself.

Seen one on ebay but its £80

 

[dejansuc]

Saves starting a new thread so...... Is there a floor packer/batten kit available? Saves me trying to order a large sheet and making it myself.

Seen one on ebay but its £80

A single sheet 3100x1500mm B\BB quality of 10mm ply - Okoume Marine costs 120EUR in the store.

 

[T6ChrisO]

A single sheet 3100x1500mm B\BB quality of 10mm ply - Okoume Marine costs 120EUR in the store.

You wouldnt need anywhere near that size, its only a few battens to make the floor level. I'm not on about the full floor

 

[T6Bob32]

Saves starting a new thread so...... Is there a floor packer/batten kit available? Saves me trying to order a large sheet and making it myself.

Seen one on ebay but its £80

I couldn't see any for less than that when I was looking a couple months back. In the end I refused to pay their bonkers prices and bought some ply and made them myself. Only takes a few hours if you've got a jigsaw, or table saw would be better I suppose.

 

[JustWilf]

Saves starting a new thread so...... Is there a floor packer/batten kit available? Saves me trying to order a large sheet and making it myself.

Seen one on ebay but its £80

I bought packers and flooring from my local conversion company. I think the packers worked out at about £20 so worth going to ask rather than online

 

[Smileysmile]

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All bonded and battened, I used puraflex 40 from tool station for bonding, 9mm marine ply B&Q.
Took the kombi seat brackets out by dropping the fuel tank and cutting 3 holes in the heat shield by the exhaust to get to the others, all put back tidy.
I put the lashing bolts back in thier holes and used the sealant/ bonding adhesive to fill the holes from where the kombi seats were nothing will be coming through them holes lol.

When you glued the batons what pressure did you use on the batons so that all batons were equally level?

 

[dejansuc]

When you glued the batons what pressure did you use on the batons so that all batons were equally level

 

[The Bear78]

That'll do!!

 

[Smileysmile]

That'll do!!

Spirit level to be level with ribs?

 

[The Bear78]

Spirit level to be level with ribs?

Depends if the ribs are.level!!

 

[Smileysmile]

Depends if the ribs are.level!!

On a 2023 t6.1vl i would hope so unless used as a builders van.

I ask because the batons are 9mm thick and they need to pushed down on adhesive to be flush with ribs. Otherwise it would be uneven. So the adhesive must be strong so I would imagine it would be spread thinly under batons?

 

[The Bear78]

It should be. However, my tongue in cheek comment was referring to how the van is sitting.
A spirit level is useless if the van isn't actually parked on a perfectly level surface!!

 

[Smileysmile]

It should be. However, my tongue in cheek comment was referring to how the van is sitting.
A spirit level is useless if the van isn't actually parked on a perfectly level surface!!

Yes of course. If you place long batons held down by a reasonable sized weight across the ribbing with glued down packers that should keep them level.

I'm thinking of doing it myself. I've attached photo of pre cut packers and my sliding seats with rails.